After round 19
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1,690 | 1,188 | 142.26 | 60 | WWWLW |
| 2 | Sydney | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1,824 | 1,390 | 131.22 | 52 | WWL |
Top six go straight to the finals; seventh to tenth play the wildcard round. Four points for a win, two for a draw; ties on points are split by percentage.
| 3 | Hawthorn | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1,650 | 1,445 | 114.19 | 46 | LWWLW |
| 4 | Brisbane | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1,823 | 1,557 | 117.08 | 44 | WWWWW |
| 5 | Adelaide | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1,555 | 1,330 | 116.92 | 44 | WWLWW |
| 6 | Melbourne | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1,666 | 1,528 | 109.03 | 44 | WWLWW |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1,411 | 1,529 | 92.28 | 40 | WLWLW |
| 8 | Collingwood | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1,446 | 1,385 | 104.40 | 38 | LWWWW |
| 9 | Geelong | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1,664 | 1,445 | 115.16 | 36 | LWLLL |
| 10 | St Kilda | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1,538 | 1,449 | 106.14 | 32 | LWLWW |
| 11 | GWS | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1,557 | 1,533 | 101.57 | 32 | LLLWW |
| 12 | Carlton | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1,367 | 1,487 | 91.93 | 32 | WWWWL |
| 13 | North Melbourne | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1,431 | 1,566 | 91.38 | 32 | WWWLL |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1,506 | 1,575 | 95.62 | 28 | LLLLL |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1,368 | 1,350 | 101.33 | 24 | LLWWL |
| 16 | West Coast | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1,231 | 1,709 | 72.03 | 16 | LLLLL |
| 17 | Richmond | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1,124 | 1,783 | 63.04 | 8 | LLLLL |
| 18 | Essendon | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1,201 | 1,803 | 66.61 | 4 | LLLLL |